Mounting mechanism and electronic device having the same

ABSTRACT

A mechanism for mounting an electronic device to a ceiling or a wall includes a fixing seat with a mounting hole, a trigger button in the mounting hole, two clamping members slidably connected to the fixing seat, and two first elastic members. The clamping members abut opposing ends of the first positioning portion when the trigger button is at a first position, and the clamping members move toward each other by a resilient force when the trigger button moves toward the second position. In a second position two ends of the fixing member are clamped, thereby the electronic device is mounted firmly and stably to the fixing member. An electronic device having the mounting mechanism is also disclosed.

FIELD

The disclosure generally relates to a mounting mechanism.

BACKGROUND

Wireless electronic devices and monitors for indoor use are usuallyplaced on tables, or installed on walls or ceilings. When mounting theelectronic device to the ceiling, a mounting bracket is mounted to analuminum bar of the ceiling, and then the electronic device is mountedto the mounting bracket.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Many aspects of the present disclosure can be better understood withreference to the drawings. The components in the drawings are notnecessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed uponclearly illustrating the principles of the disclosure. Moreover, in thedrawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding partsthroughout the views.

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of an embodiment of a mounting mechanism andan electronic device.

FIG. 2 is an exploded isometric view of the mounting mechanism of FIG.1.

FIG. 3 is similar to FIG.1, but viewed from another angle.

FIG. 4 is an exploded isometric view of the electronic device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the mounting mechanism and theelectronic device taken along line V-V of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the mounting mechanism and theelectronic device of FIG. 1 in another state.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration,where appropriate, reference numerals have been repeated among thedifferent figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements. Inaddition, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide athorough understanding of the embodiments described herein. However, itwill be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that theembodiments described herein can be practiced without these specificdetails. In other instances, methods, procedures, and components havenot been described in detail so as not to obscure the related relevantfeature being described. Also, the description is not to be consideredas limiting the scope of the embodiments described herein. The drawingsare not necessarily to scale and the proportions of certain parts may beexaggerated to better illustrate details and features of the presentdisclosure.

Several definitions that apply throughout this disclosure will now bepresented.

The term “coupled” is defined as coupled, whether directly or indirectlythrough intervening components, and is not necessarily limited tophysical connections. The connection can be such that the objects arepermanently coupled or releasably coupled. The term “comprising” whenutilized, means “including, but not necessarily limited to”; itspecifically indicates open-ended inclusion or membership in theso-described combination, group, series, and the like.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a mounting mechanism 100 according to thepresent disclosure. The mounting mechanism 100 may be used for anelectronic device 200, to mount the electronic device 200 to a fixingmember 300. The fixing member 300 may include a first fixing member 301and a second fixing member 302 vertically connected to the first fixingmember 301. In at least one embodiment, the fixing member 300 may be analuminum bar of a ceiling. In other embodiments, the fixing member 300may be a bracket arranged on a desk or a wall.

The mounting mechanism 100 includes a fixing seat 10 and two clampingmembers 20. Each of the two clamping members 20 is slidably connected toeach side of the fixing seat 10 and configured to mount the electronicdevice 200 to the fixing member 300.

FIG. 2 shows that the fixing seat 10 can be rectangular shaped, a longaxis of L is parallel to two long sides of the fixing seat 10, and thelong axis of the L is arranged at equal distance with the two longsides. The fixing seat 10 can include projections 11, each of theprojections 11 is equipped with a first fastening member 12. The firstfastening member 12 is used to fixedly connect the fixing seat 10 to theelectronic device 200.

The fixing seat 10 has a circular mounting hole 13, and an inner wall ofmounting hole 13 defines two sliding holes 14 opposite to each other.The sliding holes 14 may be rectangular, and the two sliding holes 14may be arranged along the long axis of the L. The sliding hole 14extends in a height direction of the fixing seat 10 (direction Z).

The fixing seat 10 further defines a pair of parallel sliding slots 15on two sides of the mounting hole 13. In at least one embodiment, eachof the sliding slots 15 is linear and extends from an edge of the fixingseat 10 towards the mounting hole 13, that is, each of the sliding slots15 extends along a direction parallel to the long axis of the L. Thesliding slot 15 is offset by the long axis of the L.

Two clamping members 20 are slidably connected to two sides of thefixing seat 10. Each of the clamping members 20 includes a clamping part21, a sliding part 22, and a holding part 23. The sliding part 22 isconnected between the clamping part 21 and the holding part 23, and thesliding part 22 is arranged between two projections 11. The sliding part22 is connected to the sliding slot 15 and adapted for sliding along thesliding slot 15 on the fixing seat 10 in a direction parallel to thelong axis of the L.

The clamping part 21 may be arranged at one end of the clamping member20 and include a first clamping piece 211 and a second clamping piece212. The first clamping piece 211 may be slidably arranged on the fixingseat 10, and the second clamping piece 212 may be arranged at one sideof the first clamping piece 211 away from the fixing seat 10. The firstclamping piece 211 and the second clamping piece 212 may be parallel butdistanced from each other. The holding part 23 may include a handlifting portion 231 and a connecting portion 232. The hand liftingportion 231 can be arranged so as to incline to the sliding part 22. Oneend of the connecting portion 232 is connected to the hand holdingportion 231, and other end of the connecting portion 232 is a free end.The connecting portion 232 may be located away farther from the fixingseat 10 than the sliding part 22 and perpendicular to the sliding part22. The mounting mechanism 100 further comprises a second fasteningmember 24 screwed into the connecting portion 232 and the electronicdevice 200 to connect the mounting mechanism 100 to the electronicdevice 200. The mounting mechanism 100 is thereby stably connected withthe electronic device 200.

Preferably, the clamping member 20 is metallic and integrally formed.

The mounting mechanism 100 may further include a trigger button 30, twofirst elastic members 40, and two second elastic members 50.

The trigger button 30 is movably housed in the mounting hole 13 of thefixing seat 10. The trigger button 30 may be circular and includes afirst positioning portion 31, a second positioning portion 32, and twoextending portions 33. Each of the second positioning portion 32 andeach of the two extending portions 33 protrude out of the firstpositioning portion 31.

The first positioning portion 31 is slidably mounted in the mountinghole 13 of fixing seat 10. In this embodiment, the first positioningportion 31 may be circular, and the first positioning portion 31 mayinclude two sliding protrusions 311, and the two sliding protrusions 311may be arranged at opposing sides of the first positioning portion 31.Each of the sliding protrusions 311 may be slidably connected to onesliding hole 14. A height of the sliding protrusion 311 may be less thana height of the sliding hole 14, thereby the sliding hole 14 can providea sliding stroke of the sliding protrusion 311. Therefore, the triggerbutton 30 can slide in the mounting hole 13 along a height direction (Zdirection) of the fixing seat 10, and the trigger button 30 can slidebetween a first position and a second position of the mounting hole 13.In this embodiment, the first position is the end of the mounting hole13 adjacent to the projections 11, and the second position is the end ofthe mounting hole 13 away from the projections 11.

The second positioning portion 32 may be circular. The first positioningportion 31 and the second positioning portion 32 may be concentric, anda radius of the second positioning portion 32 is less than a radius ofthe first positioning portion 31. The two extending portions 33 may bestrip-shaped and extend from two ends of the second positioning portion32 to the outsides of the first positioning portion 31. An extendingdirection of the extending portion 33 may be perpendicular to anextending direction of the two clamping members 20, that is, theextending portion 33 extends along a direction (Y direction)perpendicular to the long axis of the L.

Preferably, an end of the first clamping piece 211 is circular, enablingthe first clamping piece 211 to abut against the first positioningportion 31 or against the second positioning portion 32 of the triggerbutton 30. A length of the second clamping piece 212 may be greater thana length of the first clamping piece 211, and a length differencebetween the first clamping piece 211 and the second clamping piece 212may be smaller than a radius of the second positioning portion 32.

Each of the first elastic members 40 is positioned to correspond to oneof the clamping members 20, and each of the first elastic members 40 maybe connected between the clamping member 20 and the fixing seat 10. Eachof the second elastic members 50 is connected between the trigger button30 and the fixing portion 10. The two second elastic members 50 areopposite to each other. The first elastic member 40 provides a resilientforce in a direction that is perpendicular to a direction in which thesecond elastic member 50 provides another resilient force.

FIG. 3 shows one side of the fixing seat 10 away from the projections 11includes two first fixing columns 16. The sliding part 22 of theclamping member 20 includes two guiding members 221 and a second fixingcolumn 222 on one side towards the fixing seat 10. Each of the guidingmembers 221 is slidably coupled to the sliding slot 15 of the fixingseat 10, thereby the clamping members 20 can slide when connected withthe fixing seat 10. The second fixing column 222 is in the middle of thesliding part 22. One end of each first elastic member 40 is fixed on thefirst fixing column 16 on the fixing seat 10, other end of each firstelastic member 40 is fixed on the second fixing column 222 of theclamping member 20. The first elastic member 40 provides a resilientforce to the clamping member 20.

The second positioning portion 32 of the trigger button 30 may furtherinclude a trigger bar 321 on one side toward the fixing seat 10. Eachend of the two extending portions 33 defines a receiving groove 331 onthe side toward the fixing seat 10, and each of the second elasticmembers 50 is positioned in the receiving groove 331. The second elasticmembers 50 provide resilient force to the trigger button 30.

FIG. 4 shows that the electronic device 200 may include a first housing201, a second housing 202 connected to the first housing 201, and acircuit board 203 received in the space formed by the first housing 201and the second housing 202. The circuit board 203 includes an inductiveswitch 204. The first housing 201 may include a through hole 2011corresponding to the inductive switch 204.

FIG. 5 shows the trigger bar 321 goes through the through hole 2011 ofthe first housing 201 and extends into the electronic device 200. Thetrigger bar 321 corresponds to the inductive switch 204. The trigger bar321 connects to the inductive switch 204. When the trigger bar 321pushes the inductive switch 204 towards or away from the inductiveswitch 204, the inductive switch 204 may transmit a signal to thecircuit board 203, and the circuit board 203 can send out an alertsignal as an antitheft measure.

Preferably, a surface of the first clamping piece 211 towards the secondclamping piece 212 includes a first bump 2111. A surface of the secondclamping piece 212 towards the first clamping piece 211 includes asecond bump 2121, thereby a clamping force of the clamping device 20 isimproved.

In use, first fastening members 12 are inserted through the fixing seat10 of the mounting mechanism 100 and the first housing 201 of theelectronic device 200 to install the mounting mechanism 100 to theelectronic device 200. Referring to FIG. 6, the trigger button 30 isarranged at the first position of the mounting hole 13. The trigger bar321 of the trigger button 30 extends into the electronic device 200arranged above the induction switch 204. The two first clamping pieces211 of the two clamping members 20 abut against opposing ends of thefirst positioning portion 31 of the trigger button 30, and the two firstelastic parts 40 are stretched.

Referring to FIG. 5, the mounting mechanism 100 and the electronicdevice 200 can move toward the fixing member 300, and the trigger button30 can come into contact with the second fixing portion 302 of thefixing member 300. The trigger button 30 thus moves toward theelectronic device 200 under pressure, until the trigger button 30 movesto the second position of the mounting hole 13. At this time, the twosecond elastic members 50 are compressed. The two clamping members 20can move toward each other under the resilient force provided by the twofirst elastic members 40. The two clamping pieces 211 abut againstopposing ends of the second positioning portion 32, and the firstclamping pieces 211 and the second clamping pieces 212 cooperativelyclamp the fixing member 300. In this embodiment, the clamping members 20include the first bumps 2111 and the second bumps 2121, the secondfixing portion 302 is clamped between the first bumps 2111 and thesecond bumps 2121. At the same time, the trigger bar 321 of the triggerbutton 30 contacts and pushes the inductive switch 204 of the electronicdevice 200, thus the circuit board 203 sends out the alert signal. Theelectronic device 200 is thus in a security status. Furthermore, twosecond fastening members 24 can be inserted through the electronicdevice 200 and the connecting portion 232 for ensuring that the mountingmechanism 100 is fixedly connected to the electronic device 200.

To disassemble the electronic device 200 from the fixing member 300, thetwo fasting screws 24 can be detached from the electronic device 200,and the two hand holding portions 231 can be pulled. The two clampingmembers 20 move away from each other, and the mounting mechanism 100 andelectronic device 200 can thereby be detached from the fixing member300. The trigger button 30 moves upward under the resilient forceprovided by the two elastic members 50, the two first clamping pieces211 abut against the first positioning portion 31 of the trigger button30, thus the clamping members 20 are fixed. At the same time, as thetrigger button 30 is distant from the inductive switch 204, the circuitboard 203 can send out another signal to warn that the electronic device200 is detached from the fixing member 300, for the anti-thief function.

The mounting mechanism 100 may include the fixing seat 10, the triggerbutton 30, two clamping members 20, and two first elastic members 40.The fixing seat 10 may define the mounting hole 13, and the triggerbutton 30 can be movably received in the mounting hole 13. The triggerbutton 30 may include a first positioning portion 31 and a secondpositioning portion 32 protruding out of the first positioning portion31, the two clamping members 20 may be slidably connected to two sidesof the fixing base 10, and the end of each of the clamping members 20toward the mounting hole 13 can include a clamping part 21. Each of thefirst elastic members 40 may be connected between a clamping member 20and the fixing seat 10. The two first elastic members 40 are stretchedwhen the two clamping member 20 abut two ends of the first positioningportion 31. When the trigger button 30 moves toward the electronicdevice 200, the two clamping members 20 move toward each other under theresilient force provided by the two first elastic members 40, and thetwo clamping member 20 abut against two ends of the second positioningportion 32. The two clamping members 20 clamp two sides of the fixingmember 300, thereby the electronic device 200 can be firmly and stablyfixed to the fixing member 300.

The mounting mechanism 100 installs the electronic device 200 onto thefixing member 300. The installation process is simple and efficient, andthe installation strength and reliability are also improved. Themounting mechanism 100 clamps the fixing member 300 through the clampingmembers 20, which can accommodate a variety of sizes of fixing member300. In addition, the trigger bar 321 of the mounting mechanism 100 cantrigger the trigger button 30 of the electronic device 200 to cause thecircuit board 203 to send alert signals, realizing the anti-theftfunction.

In other embodiments, the first positioning portion 31 and the secondpositioning portion 32 can be rectangular or other shapes.

In other embodiments, the two second elastic members 50 can be omitted,and the trigger button 30 can moved back manually.

In other embodiments, the connecting part 232 can be omitted, and themounting mechanism 100 can be connected to the electronic device 200through the fixing seat 10.

It is to be understood, however, that even through numerouscharacteristics and advantages of the present disclosure have been setfourth in the foregoing description, together with details of assemblyand function, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may bemade in details, especially in the matters of shape, size, andarrangement of parts within the principles of the disclosure to the fullextent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which theappended claims are expressed.

1. A mounting mechanism equipped on an electronic device and configuredfor mounting to the electronic device to a fixing member, the mountingmechanism comprising: a fixing seat comprising a mounting hole; atrigger button movably received in the mounting hole and comprising afirst positioning portion and a second positioning portion protrudingout of the first positioning portion; two clamping members slidablyconnected to two sides of the fixing seat, one end of each of theclamping members toward the trigger button comprising a clamping part;and two first elastic members, each of the two first elastic membersbeing connected between a corresponding one of the clamping members andthe fixing seat; wherein when the trigger button is arranged at a firstposition, the two clamping members abut against opposing ends of thefirst positioning portion, and the two first elastic members arestretched; and wherein when the trigger button moving toward a secondposition from the first position, the two clamping members move towardeach other by a resilient force provided by the two first elasticmembers, and the two clamping members abut against opposing ends of thesecond positioning portion and clamp two ends of the fixing member,thereby the electronic device is mounted to the fixing member.
 2. Themounting mechanism of claim 1, wherein an inner wall of the mountinghole defines two sliding holes opposing to each other, the firstpositioning portion comprises two sliding protrusions, the two slidingprotrusions are arranged at opposing sides of the first positioningportion, and each of the two sliding protrusions is slidably positionedin a corresponding one of the sliding holes.
 3. The mounting mechanismof claim 1, wherein the first positioning portion and the secondpositioning portion are circular and concentric, and a radius of thesecond positioning portion is less than a radius of the firstpositioning portion.
 4. The mounting mechanism of claim 1, wherein themounting mechanism further comprises two second elastic memberspositioned between the trigger button and the fixing seat; the triggerbutton further comprises two extending portions protruding out of thefirst positioning portion, the two extending portions extend from twoends of the second positioning portion and extend out of the firstpositioning portion, each end of the two extending portions defines areceiving groove on the side toward the fixing seat, and each of thesecond elastic members is positioned in the receiving groove.
 5. Themounting mechanism of claim 4, wherein the first elastic member providesa resilient force in a direction that is perpendicular to a direction inwhich the second elastic member provides another resilient force.
 6. Themounting mechanism of claim 1, wherein the clamping part comprises afirst clamping piece and a second clamping piece, the first clampingpiece is slidably arranged on the fixing seat, the second clamping pieceis arranged at one side of the first clamping piece away from the fixingseat, and the first clamping piece and the second clamping piece areparallel and distant from each other.
 7. The mounting mechanism of claim6, wherein a length of the second clamping piece is greater than alength of the first clamping piece, and a length difference between thefirst clamping piece and the second clamping piece is smaller than aradius of the second positioning portion.
 8. The mounting mechanism ofclaim 1, wherein the clamping member further comprises a sliding partand a holding part, the sliding part is connected between the clampingpart and the holding part, and the sliding part is connected to thefixing seat and is adapted for sliding on the fixing seat; and whereinthe holding part comprises a connecting portion located away fartherfrom the fixing seat than the sliding part, and the mounting mechanismfurther comprises a fastening member screwed into the connecting portionand the electronic device to connect the mounting mechanism to theelectronic device.
 9. The mounting mechanism of claim 8, wherein theholding part further comprises a hand lifting portion arranged so as toincline to the sliding part.
 10. The mounting mechanism of claim 1,wherein the second positioning portion of the trigger button comprises atrigger bar on one side toward the fixing seat, and the trigger bar isconfigured for extending into the electronic device and connecting to aninductive switch of the electronic device.
 11. An electronic device,comprising: a mounting mechanism, the mounting mechanism comprising: afixing seat comprising a mounting hole; a trigger button movablyreceived in the mounting hole and comprising a first positioning portionand a second positioning portion protruding out of the first positioningportion; two clamping members slidably connected to two sides of thefixing seat, one end of each of the clamping members toward the triggerbutton comprising a clamping part; and two first elastic members, eachof the two first elastic members being connected between a correspondingone of the clamping members and the fixing seat; wherein when thetrigger button is arranged at a first position, the two clamping membersabut against opposing ends of the first positioning portion, and the twofirst elastic members are stretched; and wherein when the trigger buttonmoving toward a second position from the first position, the twoclamping members move toward each other by a resilient force provided bythe two first elastic members, and the two clamping members abut againstopposing ends of the second positioning portion and clamp two ends ofthe fixing member, thereby the electronic device is mounted to thefixing member.
 12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein theelectronic device comprises a first housing, a second housing connectedto the first housing, and a circuit board received in a space formed bythe first housing and the second housing, and the circuit boardcomprises an inductive switch.
 13. The electronic device of claim 12,wherein the second positioning portion of the trigger button comprises atrigger bar on one side toward the fixing seat, and the trigger bar isconfigured for extending into the electronic device and connecting tothe inductive switch of the electronic device.
 14. The electronic deviceof claim 13, wherein when the trigger bar pushes the inductive switchtowards or away from the inductive switch, the inductive switchtransmits a signal to the circuit board, and the circuit board sends outan alert signal as an antitheft measure.
 15. The electronic device ofclaim 11, wherein an inner wall of the mounting hole defines two slidingholes opposing to each other, the first positioning portion comprisestwo sliding protrusions, the two sliding protrusions are arranged atopposing sides of the first positioning portion, and each of the twosliding protrusions is slidably positioned in a corresponding one of thesliding holes.
 16. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the firstpositioning portion and the second positioning portion are circular andconcentric, and a radius of the second positioning portion is less thana radius of the first positioning portion.
 17. The electronic device ofclaim 11, wherein the mounting mechanism further comprises two secondelastic members positioned between the trigger button and the fixingseat; the trigger button further comprises two extending portionsprotruding out of the first positioning portion, the two extendingportions extend from two ends of the second positioning portion andextend out of the first positioning portion, each end of the twoextending portions defines a receiving groove on the side toward thefixing seat, and each of the second elastic members is positioned in thereceiving groove.
 18. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein thefirst elastic member provides a resilient force in a direction that isperpendicular to a direction in which the second elastic member providesanother resilient force.
 19. The electronic device of claim 11, whereinthe clamping part comprises a first clamping piece and a second clampingpiece, the first clamping piece is slidably arranged on the fixing seat,the second clamping piece is arranged at one side of the first clampingpiece away from the fixing seat, and the first clamping piece and thesecond clamping piece are parallel and distant from each other.
 20. Theelectronic device of claim 11, wherein the clamping member furthercomprises a sliding part and a holding part, the sliding part isconnected between the clamping part and the holding part, and thesliding part is connected to the fixing seat and is adapted for slidingon the fixing seat; and wherein the holding part comprises a connectingportion located away farther from the fixing seat than the sliding part,and the mounting mechanism further comprises a fastening member screwedinto the connecting portion and the electronic device to connect themounting mechanism to the electronic device.